What is the tourist tax in Porto?

In Porto the municipal tourist tax is €3 per overnight stay, applicable to short-term rentals, in force since December 2024.

Do children pay the tourist tax in Porto?

No. Guests under 13 are exempt.

How many nights are charged in Porto?

The tax is due for up to 7 consecutive nights per person per stay.

Can I register a new short-term rental in Porto?

In the five containment parishes (Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória), new registrations are generally not permitted. In the other parishes the national prior-communication regime applies.

Porto Metropolitan Area

Short-term rental in Porto

Porto charges a municipal tourist tax and applies a containment regime to short-term rentals across several historic-centre parishes. This page summarises the tax in force, the local AL rules, and registration, based on the município's official sources.

Municipal tourist tax

Rate: €3 per guest / night · Year-round
Max nights: 7 nights
Children exemption: under 13
In force since: 1 December 2024

€3 per overnight stay, up to 7 consecutive nights per person per stay. Guests under 13 are exempt. Further exemptions apply for medical reasons (up to two companions), disability of 60% or more (up to two companions), eviction, pilgrims (first night) and social housing, with supporting documents.

The operator collects the tax from the guest and remits it through Porto's municipal tourist-tax platform, and may retain 2.5% as a collection fee.

Local short-term-rental rules

Porto applies its Sustainable Growth of AL Regulation (Regulamento n.º 1462/2024), with containment areas in five central parishes: Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória.
In those areas new AL registrations are generally not permitted — they are subject to a numerus clausus and require the Câmara's express authorisation, granted only in exceptional cases.
In containment areas the Câmara's opposition window to a registration is 90 days (60 days in the other parishes).

How to register a short-term rental

Gather the property's use title, the responsibility statement (termo de responsabilidade), the land registry (caderneta predial) and the tax authority activity declaration (CAE 55201 or 55204).
Take out the mandatory civil-liability insurance (minimum €75,000 per claim).
Submit the prior communication on the Balcão Único Eletrónico (eportugal.gov.pt), addressed to the president of the competent municipal council.
Receive the registration number (RNAL/RNT), assigned automatically — it is the only valid opening title and must appear in all advertising and on booking platforms.
Wait out the council's opposition window: 60 days, or 90 days in containment areas. With no opposition, the registration is confirmed.

Since Decreto-Lei n.º 76/2024 (in force 1 November 2024), AL registrations no longer expire and are again transmissible. The Extraordinary Contribution on Local Accommodation (CEAL) has been revoked.

Frequently asked questions

What is the tourist tax in Porto?: In Porto the municipal tourist tax is €3 per overnight stay, applicable to short-term rentals, in force since December 2024.
Do children pay the tourist tax in Porto?: No. Guests under 13 are exempt.
How many nights are charged in Porto?: The tax is due for up to 7 consecutive nights per person per stay.
Can I register a new short-term rental in Porto?: In the five containment parishes (Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória), new registrations are generally not permitted. In the other parishes the national prior-communication regime applies.

Official sources

Reviewed on 25 June 2026.

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